Market analyses and reports on the coffee and coffee machine markets
Martin Shabaya, a Kenyan, is the first African to have made it to the semi-finals of the World Barista Championship that took place in Seoul, South Korea from November 9-12 2017. This makes him the first ever from the African continent to have made it to this level. Martin, before taking part in the World Barista Championship, was the winner
The Bag Broker, an innovator in the field of flexible packaging solutions, provides a range of products which include bags for coffee and tea, bags for food, true bio bags and bags for product samples. The company is highly focused on the quality of the bags to guarantee the freshness of the products: the bags are produced with a foil
The coffee culture is been growing steadily in Africa in recent years. In spite of Africa producing about 13% of the global supply of coffee and being the birth place of coffee, coffee drinking has not been felt in the continent when compared to the others. Africa consumes very little of what they produce with most of it exported to
An article on BBC News outlined ‘four solutions to the disposable coffee cup problem’. It re-highlights the scale of the disposable coffee cup problem in the UK – 2.5 billion disposable coffee cups thrown away each year, with only a very small percentage being recycled. The article highlights how many businesses have engaged in collection and recycling schemes, but also lists four
I wrote about how Starbucks was trying something new in Japan, ‘Neighborhood and Coffee’ stores which had less obvious Starbucks branding, and were more focused on becoming the local neighbourhood coffee shop. Now, again in Japan, the company is trying something new. Its latest outlet in Kyoto, opened on 30th June, is inside a 100 year-old Japanese townhouse, complete with
The phenomenal growth of coffee shops (in the UK, but also globally) has consequently meant a rise in energy consumption and the production of waste. It’s estimated that 500,000 tonnes of coffee waste is produced in the UK each year, and 7 million disposable coffee cups each day. It is estimated that less than 1% of these coffee cups are recycled. After the issue reached the mainstream media last year as part of Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall’s ‘war on waste’ there have been many developments.
One of the most common ways in which coffee shops engage in the circular economy is [Sign in to continue]
Besides the sachets of instant coffee – a section of coffee industry that is highly popular in Asia, another coffee segment seems to be gaining popularity in Southeast Asia: the coffee pods. The market for coffee pods in Asia is on the rise according to en.netralnews.com and channelnewsasia.com.
Though Asia is one of the world’s regions that still hold great potential for growth of coffee industry, [Sign in to continue]
This is a new piece of research which highlights another important function of café spaces – as places not only of co-working for independent workers, but as places where business and work takes place more generally.
The discount voucher website MyVoucherCodes has recently released some data which suggests that:
4/5 people in the UK have spent at least 3 ½ hours working from a coffee shop each week;
1/3 have closed a business deal (with an average value of [sign in to continue]
According to novosti.rs, Brazil and Vietnam are facing the decrease of coffee growth which will affect coffee prices in Serbia, as well as in the whole world. The market demand is in constant increase, Robusta deficit is compensated with the more expensive sort, which results in higher prices.
Coffee from international markets arrived in Serbia with [Sign in to continue]
In Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire, from 25 to 29 September 2017, the 120th Session of the International Coffee Council will be held. It is the first time that a meeting of the ICO has been held in Côte d’Ivoire since 1969. In addition, a Workshop on Statistics will also be held and the 7th Consultative Forum on Coffee Sector Finance . During